UA 916
I'm booked on UA 916 AKL-SFO in a few weeks and noticed that it's practically empty in Y. My sister-in-law booked the same flight on another day, only 10 days before her flight, at a deeply discounted fare (WLG-AKL-SFO-YUL roundtrip for about US$1000) and it's similarly empty. In contrast, every single NZ long-haul to the states I've been on in the last 4-5 months has been full. Has anyone else noticed this pattern? I much prefer flying NZ and typically buy a Y fare that I upgrade to PE, or just buy a discount PE fare. But at such low fares I might not mind flying UA Y without the possibility of an RU or APD Upgrade, especially if I'd have 4 seats to myself...